Modern Sawboard #1: Brainstorming for ideas...

You could put a fence on it with two toggle clamps: one on the fence and a mobile one on the other end.

-- joel.

I use one to break down big sheets of plywood, straightening boards, making a straight edge on live edge boards, etc. The only problem is they are so quick and simple to make… so I buy a piece of hardboard at Lowes, screw a 1X4 piece of something else to the top, cut off one side with my power saw, then it’s ready to use… Only later when I need some hardboard to make a template for routing some part… Yep, you guessed it. I use my edging jig and a few templates later, I need another one. I’d have to make one out of metal.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Why not have the clamp slide in a t-track on the bottom to make it useful for varying lengths of material?

I made a guide like this a few hears ago to use with a 1/4 inch “V” groove bit in my router and later with a 1/4 inch Fluting bit and the other side of the guide I cut of with my circular saw for ripping long boards. I have had very good results with double stick carpet tape to hold it in place.

-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.

Good thought Joel, I didn’t think it would need it, but your right, there could be some movement from vibration.

LOL, nice Hal, its the law of importance, what is more important right now! I was concerned with the hardboard wearing too quickly and getting dinged up, but your’s dont last that long I’m guessing :-)

Stoli – I was thinking about that too, but I had one problem with it: 1. How to lock down the toggle clamp in the t-track so that it wouldn’t slip.

I haven’t had much success with double stick tape, GranpaLen.. too sticky! :-)

Thanks all, keep the ideas coming. Love to keep the old noggin fresh and running!

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